Automatic fishing reel



July 21, 1942.

J. G. BLASER AUTOMATIC FISHING REEL Filed Nov. 50, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 1Inventor Jose J72 .iiaser A iiomeys July 21,. 1942. J. G. BLASER2,290,268

AUTOMATIC FISHING-REEL Filed Nov. 50, 1939 s Sheets-Sh eei 2 Inventor Aiiorneys Patented July 21, 1942 2,290,268

AUTOMATIC FISHING REEL Joseph G. Blascr, American Falls, Idaho, assignorof ten per cent to Jacob Schoessler, American Falls, Idaho ApplicationNovember 30, 1939, Serial No. 306,930

2 Claims. (Cl. 242-84.?!)

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in fishingreels and more particularly to an attachment for automatic reels wherebythe reel can be simply converted into a freetional gear I I. This gearI! has attached thereto a gear 30 which is of smaller diameter than thegear I1 and a spring 36 acts to hold the ratchet teeth of gear I! inengagement with the ratchet spooling or casting reel with the principalobject toothed end of the sleeve I6. being to hold the spring tension ofthe automatic In carrying out my invention I provide an winding reelfeature available for the reel at any eccentrically mounted shaft I9which has an or all positions of use. eccentrically arranged bore 23passing there- Another important object of the invention is to throughfor receiving the pin 2| carried by the provide an attachment of thecharacter stated plates I3 which separate the gear housing from w ichwill permit the use of the reel either as a the spring housing.Amutilated gear I8 is eccenconventional, automatic or as a free-spool,at will, trically connected at one end to the shaft I9 and Withoutreleasing the usual reel spring tension. said gear has a flat part 21 atone side thereof as other jects and advantages of the invention shown inFigure 6. An idle gear 22 has a pinion Will become pparent to the readerof the follow- 23 connected with its hub and said hub rotatably ingspecification. fits over the shaft I9, the gear and pinion being In thedrawings held on the shaft by a notched spring washer 35, Figure 1represents a side elevational view of see Figure 9, which engages agroove in the adjathe reel. cent end of the pin 2I. A gear 24 isrotatably Figure 2 s a p plan view. supported on a pin carried by theplates I3 Figure 3 is a diametrical sectional view through ith it t ethmeshing with the teeth of the gear the reel. I8 and said gear 24 has ahandle 26 connected Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on thetherewith which passes through a slot in the line 4--4 of Figure 3.periphery of the gear housing I3 so that the gear Figure 5 is asectional view taken substantially 24 can be partly rotated by moving ti hamne 26 on the line 5-5 of Figure 3. and this partial rotation of thegear 24 will partly Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevatlonal View of rotatethe gear I8 and thus turn the shaft I9 on the P an eccentric axis formedby the pin 2|. When s 7 18 an edge elevatlonal Vlew of the n the shaftI9 is turned in one direction it will cause la q the gear 22 to meshwith the gear 8 and the figure a perspeqtlve of the latch block pinion23 will mesh with the gear I! and thus the figure 9 a a a Slotted Washerspool will be rotated by the spring l5 through the Figure 10 s a sideelevational View of the cam gear "y pinion 23, gear 22 and gear When theand gear, a h 1k lever 26 is moved in an opposite direction the gearRefeltrmg to R W erem 1 e i 9 I8 will move the shaft IS in a directionto move als deslgnate 2 2:; It g the pinion 23 and the gear 22 out ofmesh with mineral 5 represgn s e usua ree Tame. m the gear I1 and gear8, respectively, so as to prowhich the spool 6 is mounted, this spool 6being carried by the sleeve I on which is the driven Vlde free movementof the spool and In Order to gear 8' lock the gear I! against movementby the spring At one end of the frame 5 is the usual rod I5, I providean arm 29 connected to an internal attaching arm part of the gearhousing by a leaf spring 3| w th Numeral m denotes the usual brake armhaw the arm carrying a toothed block 33 for engaging ing the brake shoeII engageable with one side of some of the teeth of the g 30 attached toI the reel spool 6 and this arm extends exteriorly gear? 1-1119 sprmgtendmg to hold the arm m of the frame 5 and is provided withconventional position with the detent or block 33 out of engageholdingmeans I2. ment with the gear 33. The arm is provided with Numeral I3represents the gear housing which the obliquely disposed 32 i is heldagaiPSt has a portion which is slippable into the frame 5 the gear bythe mg thls gear la'holdmg while numeral M represents the spring housingthe arm with its leg 32 in position with the block which is attachableto the gear housing I3. engaging e r 39 When t e toothed p Of In thespring housing I4 is the spring I5 which the gear I8 is n in h le n s nas the is connected to the ratchet sleeve I6 forming its 4 s a ht part21 of the gear OO'meS pp the core. The ratchet toothed end of thissleeve I6 leg 3 h Spring 3| l Ve the arm to a D engages with the ratchetteeth on the convention where the leg 32 will engage the straight part2! and the block 33 will be out of engagement with the gear 30.

Thus when the spool is to be driven by the spring l5 the lever or handle26 is moved to a position to cause the shaft to move the pinion 23 intoengagement with the gear I! and the gear 22 in engagement with the gear8 and when these gears are engaged the fiat part 21 of gear I8 will beopposite the leg 32 so that the detent or block 33 will thus be out ofengagement with the gear 30 and thus the spool is rotated by the springl5 when the brake lever I0 is released. When it is desired to securefree spooling, such as when a cast is to be made the lever or handle 26is moved in the opposite direction which will cause the shaft IE) tomove the pinion 23 and gear 22 out of mesh with the'gear l1 and gear 8respectively and this movement causes the gear l8 to move the leg 32 andthe arm 29 to position so that the block 33 will engage the gear 30 andthus lock the gear H against movement by the spring l5.

A spring 28 is provided in the gear housing for holding the gear 24 andits handle 26 in adjusted position.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a spring winding reel, the combination with a rotatable spool, aspring operated driving gear, a one-way driving connection between saidspring and gear, and a spool rotating driven gear, of means tooperatively connect said driving gear to said driven gear comprising apair of motion transmitting gears eccentrically mounted for rotaryadjustment in unison about a common axis into and out of meshingengagement relative to said driving and driven gears, respectively,means to manually adjust said pair of gears comprising a gear sectorrotatable in opposite directions about said common axis, and means tolock said driving gear against rotary movement as an incident toadjustment of said pair of gears out of meshing engagement.

2. In a spring winding reel, the combination with a rotatable spool, aspring operated driving gear, a one-way driving connection between saidspring and gear, and a spool rotating driven gear, of means tooperatively connect said driving gear to said driven gear comprising apair of motion transmitting gears eccentrically mounted for rotaryadjustment in unison about a common axis into and out of meshingengagement relative to said driving and driven gears, respectively,means to manually adjust said pair of gears comprising a gear sectorrotatable in opposite directions about said common axis, and means tolock said driving gear against rotary movement as an incident toadjustment of said pair of gears out of meshing engagement, said lockingmeans comprising a flat part on said sector, a toothed wheel fast onsaid driving gear, and a resilient detent arm normally disengaged fromsaid wheel by having a part of the arm engaging said fiat part and saidarm being movable by said sector into engagement with the toothed wheelwhen the sector is moved to engage its toothed part with said part ofthe detent arm.

JOSEPH G. BLASER.

